RCS History

Dragon book:
[Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2nd Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-2nd/dp/0321486811/)
This book is a pretty good description of modern optimization technology:
[Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation](http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Compiler-Design-Implementation-Muchnick/dp/1558603204/)
Also see book references on the [[internals]] wiki page.